Sell Your Camping Gear in Canada

Used camping gear in Canada typically sells for C$38 to C$285 (about $27 to $200). Camping bundles sell better than individual items, because buyers are usually kitting out for a first trip.

What camping gear is worth in Canada

Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.

What lifts the price

• Recognised outdoor brands
• Everything clean, dry and free of mildew

What pulls it down

• Mildew from being packed away damp
• Missing pegs, poles and guylines

Selling camping gear in Canada

Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

Canada’s resale market is concentrated in a handful of metro areas separated by very long distances, which makes it unusually collection-led — most buyers are looking for something they can pick up the same week.

Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.

Two practical things shape a Canadian sale. Interprovincial shipping costs can exceed the value of a mid-priced item, which is why so much trade here is collection-only. And winter genuinely interrupts handovers in much of the country, so agree a window rather than a fixed day between December and March.

Working out what yours is worth

• Lay everything out and photograph the full bundle
• Check every item is dry and mildew-free

Getting it ready

• Sort into a coherent set: what someone would actually take on one trip.
• Air everything and make sure nothing was packed damp, since mould is the usual problem with stored gear.

Photograph

• The full bundle laid out so every item is visible
• The two or three best items individually
• Any tear, mould mark, missing part or perished seal

Put in the description

• Brands of the significant items
• Condition of each, and whether everything has been tested
• Whether anything was stored damp, and any mould or perishing

Contents and use: “2 Person Camping Bundle — Stove, Sleeping Bags, Mats, Lantern”. List the actual items in the title, because that is what buyers search. Saying who it suits — festival, family, wild camping — helps the right buyer find it.

Bulky and often heavy in aggregate. Weigh the parcel before quoting, or offer collection, which suits larger bundles better.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the C$283 a buyer pays is the C$283 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.

Where in Canada

Canada is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Canada with their own page for camping gear.

• Toronto
• Montreal
• Calgary
• Ottawa
• Edmonton
• Winnipeg
• Vancouver
• Brampton
• Hamilton
• Surrey
• Quebec City
• Halifax
• Laval
• London

Common questions

Where can I sell camping gear in Canada?

List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

What exactly is included?

List every item. Bundles described vaguely attract lowball offers because buyers assume the worst.

Should I sell camping gear as a bundle?

Usually yes. Buyers are often kitting out from scratch, and a complete bundle sells faster and for more than the pieces separately.

Do I need to list every item?

Yes. A vague bundle listing gets questions and low offers; an itemised one sells.

More: how to sell camping gear, what camping gear is worth, or Sports & Outdoors across Canada.